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　　I'd meant to go to Miros that day．I'd packed my bag and was ready．The motorboat 　　1　　 on time．The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn't too strong for the two－hour 　　2　　．I stood at my window, staring at the boat．Then I lost 　　3　　 of her, for an old lighthouse partly blocked my view of the harbour．A dozen passengers were 　　4　　 their way there．I was about to join them when a man's face 　　5　　 at the lighthouse window．

　　This was strange, because the lighthouse had been empty, unused and 　　6　　 for thirty years．It was still stranger because I'd seen that face　before．I couldn't think of it but it was, 　　7　　 had once been familiar to me．I opened my window and 　　8　　 across．

　　“I know we’ve met before, but I can't remember where．”

　　I 　　9　　 him to open his if he could and answer me．He did neither．The face behind the glass 　　10　　 still．Seeing him more 　　11　　 now, I knew he was not looking at me．He seemed to be looking upwards, at the clouds．How well I'd known that face, sometime, somewhere．

　　I 　　12　　 again, “We met years ago．Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka．”

　　He didn't reply nor give any 　　13　　 that he'd heard．I went back further, to 　　14　　 I was in the navy．“Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once 　　15　　 him to mind．Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten! I'd saved his life once．But surely he…

　　The motorboat 　　16　　 her bell．I turned my eyes．The wind had risen, but she was pulling 　　17　　．Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it's your 　　18　　, Commander．”

　　As the boat drew away, the 　　19　　 at the window faded(逐渐消失)．Once it was there, looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes．Then it was 　　20　　．

　　Well, I didn't rush to the lighthouse．I knew that Leftis was dead．He died at sea in 1963 or 1964．But there's one other thing I ought to tell you：the motorboat never reached Miros．It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers．

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　　One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “ Come here, ” she said．“　　1　　．” She held my head against her 　　2　　, and after a puzzled moment I felt a 　　3　　 foot drumming(敲鼓)on my cheek．“You see? ” she said, “It's alive．You can 　　4　　 it, can't you? ” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 　　5　　．It was as good as a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　　6　　 why it got in nor how it would finally get out．

　　A baby would come? I 　　7　　 noticed．That there were soon to be 　　8　　 of us would not make any difference to me．I had my place, star－like in my small universe．　　9　　, certainly not a baby, could 　　10　　 my place．

　　I was 　　11　　, however．I soon found that things had 　　12　　 a great dea1．I had never been the 　　13　　．Now I was no longer the youngest．I was simply the one in the 　　14　　．My sister had certain 　　15　　 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 　　16　　 boy．More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me．

　　As he grew, it became 　　17　　 that my brother had been the center of everything．People smiled when they saw him．He made them happy 　　18　　 by being there．And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 　　19　　．He was so charming that he was immediately loveable．Later he also turned out to be 　　20　　, although perhaps not quite as clever as I was．

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　　It was a busy morning, about 8∶30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital．I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9∶30．

　　The nurse had him take a 　　1　　 in the waiting area, 　　2　　 him it would be at least 40 minutes 　　3　　 someone would be able to see him．I saw him 　　4　　 his watch and decided, since I was 　　5　　 busy－my patient didn't 　　6　　 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound．While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment．

　　The gentleman said no and told me that he 　　7　　 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 　　8　　．He told me she had been 　　9　　 for a while and she had a special disease．I asked if she would be 　　10　　 if he was a bit late．He replied that she 　　11　　 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 　　12　　 him for five years．I was 　　13　　, and asked him, “And you 　　14　　 go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?”

　　He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is．” I had to hold back 　　15　　 as he left．

　　Now I 　　16　　 that in marriages, true love is 　　17　　 of all that is．The happiest people don't 　　18　　 have the best of everything; They just 　　19　　 the best use of everything they have．　　20　　 isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain．

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　　Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I 　　1　　 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other．these letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and 　　2　　 with dust．　　3　　 to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home．They agreed．

　　As I carefully opened each letter, all of them 　　4　　 with age, I discovered a new page 　　5　　 unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents’ lives．

　　My father used to 　　6　　 in the army．So his letters were full of frontline(前线)　　7　　 of the things about the war．

　　Each of my mother’s letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick(口红)kiss．I was 　　8　　 to these letters like a magnet(磁铁)．

　　Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very 　　9　　 and was hospitalized(住院)．This time, he was fighting a 　　10　　 kind of war．As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the 　　11　　．He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had 　　12　　 to him when he had been so far from home．

　　It so happened that the next day would be February 14．From the 　　13　　 letters I chose the card my father had sent mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside．

　　At his bedside, I joked with him, saying 　　14　　．“Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to sent Mother a present?” He became more 　　15　　 when I handed him the old 　　16　　．He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he 　　17　　 it, his eyes were filled with tears．

　　My father, in a voice tight with 　　18　　 read the loving 　　19　　 he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier．And this time, he could read it to her 　　20　　．

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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought and cards to be sent．Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from 　　1　　 young children．If the gifts are too large, this is sometimes a real 　　2　　．On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable(无法忍受的), for they can't wait to know what the gifts are．The wish for gifts usually turns out stronger．

　　Last Christmas Eve, my wife and I spent much time 　　3　　 a few large presents for our three children and then hid them successfully in the storeroom．I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, 　　4　　 fortunately he did not see it．

　　On Christmas Eve, it 　　5　　 the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly 　　6　　 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　　7　　 stockings．Then I pushed in the 　　8　　 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were so 　　9　　 that they would get up early．At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room－they were shouting excitedly! Before I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came 　　10　　 into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed behind pushing her new baby－carriage．Soon the baby arrived．He moved 　　11　　 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon(气球)behind him．Suddenly it broke．That woke us up 　　12　　 and the day really began with a big noise!

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　　“Where's the light?” my dad used to ask me that when I was little．It's one of those questions that parents use to find out how 　　1　　 their young children are．Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him．

　　My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 　　2　　 with us the value of living an honest life．He did not grow up in a close－knit family like the one he has with us．His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 　　3　　－lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness．

　　My father is a self－made man．Many hurdles(障碍)lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 　　4　　．At 14, he began taking part－time jobs to support himself．　　5　　 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class．

　　Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 　　6　　 himself．One day, when he was sitting under a tree 　　7　　 in a book, a kind－hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn't in school．Dad replied that he had no money for college．The man saw his 　　8　　 to study, and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student．Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a successful lawyer．He wrote a 　　9　　 read textbook on Philippine law．

　　Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 　　10　　 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without forgetting his family．When I was at school he never 　　11　　 to attend parent－teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in．He put me and my brother through college and 　　12　　 us in our chosen careers．He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal．

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　　Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils(水仙花)before they are over．” I wanted to go, but it was a two－hour 　　1　　 from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead．"I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little 　　2　　 , on her third call．

　　Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy．　　3　　, I had promised, and so I drove there．When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and 　　4　　 my grandchildren, I said, "　　5　　 the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is 　　6　　 in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see．"

　　My daughter smiled 　　7　　 and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother．It's all right, Mother, I promise．You will never 　　8　　 yourself if you miss this experience．"

　　After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church．On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered 　　9　　 that read, "Daffodil Garden"．

　　We got out of the car and 　　10　　 took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path．

　　Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I 　　11　　 and gasped(惊叹)．Before me lay the most wonderful sight．It looked 　　12　　 someone had taken a great vat(桶)of gold and 　　13　　 it down over the mountain peak and slopes．There were five acres of flowers．"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn．“It's just one woman”, Carolyn answered．“That's her home．”

　　Carolyn 　　14　　 to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that 　　15　　．We walked up to the house．On the patio([露台), we saw a(n)　　16　　" Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the 　　17　　．

　　The first answer was a simple one．"50, 000 bulbs(茎)," it read．The second answer was, "One 　　18　　 by one woman．Two hands, two feet, and a very little brain．" The third answer was, "　　19　　 in 1958．"

　　I thought of this woman whom I had 　　20　　 met, who, more than forty years before, had begun－one bulb at a time－to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top．

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　　I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it．The only way I 　　1　　was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 　　2　　．University was just a life-long 　　3　　of mine．I just turned sixty-four years old in September．I still thought about that old dream 　　4　　 one day when there was an Advanced-Age 　　5　　 at the local university．I decided to 　　6　　．

　　The day finally arrived-my first day of school．As I 　　7　　 there, my mind was filled with 　　8　　

　　thoughts, “What am I doing?I'm not smart enough to go to university．The 　　9　　 will laugh when they see me in class．I probably won't live long enough to get a 　　10　　．Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home．”

　　Then, 　　11　　, I saw it!A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog．I 　　12　　 a little and read the words next to his picture．“Live your dreams．” Was Kermit speaking me?I didn't turn the car around．

　　I drove a little 　　13　　 on up the highway and there was another 　　14　　．This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 　　15　　 out．A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein．” And there was a word in red, “ Confidence”．A new attitude was 　　16　　 inside me．

　　I was now 　　17　　 the gate of the university and there 　　18　　 still another billboard．This one showed a photograph of a proud 　　19　　 in a cap and gown．Under the picture was her 　　20　　, Nola Ochs, aged 95．Oldest University Graduate．Below it was the words, “ Live Life ”．At that moment, my outlook changed completely．

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　　On a beautiful May Sunday, I was sitting in the courtyard(庭院)in the center of a hospital building．On a solo(单独的)trip across the US, I 　　1　　 ended up in the hospital in northern California．After two weeks' 　　2　　, I was allowed home from hospital．I was going to 　　3　　 a friend's house in the woods, but somehow I couldn't 　　4　　 him．

　　Suddenly, three boys burst through the glass doors into the 　　5　　, running and laughing．Then, they came over to 　　6　　 to me．They were two 11-year-old cousins and a 4-year-old who were 　　7　　 their grandmother in the hospital．They chatted about their lives and wanted to know all about me．

　　They were all ears listening to my 　　8　　．No, I had no children of my own．No, I didn't live in this area of the country．And I admitted that I had been 　　9　　 to be in the hospital, and so far from home and friends．

　　Without a 　　10　　, one of the 11-year-olds said, “But now you don't have to be afraid anymore ; now you have 　　11　　．”

　　Several minutes later, they 　　12　　 their running, jumping, and playing．Then they'd circle back and sit with me and chat for a bit 　　13　　 they ran off again．I was feeling 　　14　　．It was time to go 　　15　　 I didn't want to leave the warmth of the sun or the 　　16　　 of the boys．

　　But as I stood up to 　　17　　, the 4-year-old held out his little arms as far as he could to stop me．

　　As I looked down at him 　　18　　, the boy said, “Don't I get a(n)　　19　　 before you go?”

　　I 　　20　　 down to pick up the lovely, giggling(咯咯笑的)child and caught the pleasant smell of peanut butter on his breath．

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　　You've been away from us for one year； you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago．

　　On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 　　1　　 keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear．

　　Do you still remember the happy 　　2　　 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your 　　3　　．You, a beautiful young lady, 　　4　　 us that you would live in our village．

　　　　Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents．The villagers found their children 　　5　　 more time on their books 　　6　　 after doing their homework and housework．Yet they still 　　7　　 that one day you might leave．You 　　8　　 a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 　　9　　 of your leaving．You went all out(全力以赴)in the 　　10　　 of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费)．You often emphasized(强调)to us the 　　11　　 of one's life, so that must have been what you were 　　12　　 in those five years!

　　One cold morning when class began, you entered the room 　　13　　 you had been crying 　　14　　．In your class, we 　　15　　 but looked away from your eyes．You 　　16　　 for some time as if you were 　　17　　 to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…

　　On the following morning, we 　　18　　 you the very best and the villagers gave you their 　　19　　 The train took you away and your broken 　　20　　 The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye．

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